Central Park is a large urban public park located in the metropolitan district of Manhattan in New York City. With some 25 million visitors annually, Central Park is the most visited park in the United States. While much of the park looks natural, contains several artificial lakes, two ice rinks and grassy areas used for various sporting activities.
Between 1821 and 1855, the New York metropolitan area nearly quadrupled in population. As the city had expanded, people had few places open to those who attend, and was mainly cemeteries, to get away from the noisy and chaotic city life. Soon after, New York City felt the need of having a large public park.
Parts of Central Park
-Meadows and gardens
Central Park is formed by large lawns, on which tourists and New Yorkers are going to spend their free time. Also, the park has several gardens. The largest prairie grass of the park is called the Great Lawn, which is located in the heart of Central Park. Southeast of the park is the Central Park Zoo. The Conservatory Garden is a botanical garden is located north of the park. The Shakespeare Garden, inaugurated three centuries after the death of the writer, home to different species of plants.
-Lagoons
Central Park contains several lakes, ranging from a single pool to natural and artificial lakes. The main pool is the Central Park Reservoir, also known as the jogging track that hosts every day to thousands of athletes. The next lake is The Lake, built on a former swamp that summer was navigable by small boats and were available in winter ice skaters stop. At the northeast corner of the park is the Harlem Meer. The area surrounding the lake are wooded, with oak, cypress and beech. Harlem Meer also has the peculiarity that their visitors are allowed to go fishing, provided the fish back. The other big lake park is located southeast of it. It is The Pond, located in the southernmost part of the park and under the sea level, allowing in this lake attenuate the noise of the city and generate an atmosphere of calm in the heart of New York.
-Monuments
One of the most important buildings of the park is the Castle Belvedere. This is an authentic Victorian-style castle designed in 1865. The building is now the headquarters of the New York Meteorological Observatory, but it is also very appreciated by tourists because it offers the panoramic park and its surroundings. Furthermore, within the castle, the Henry Luce Nature Observatory offers a sample of the fauna and flora in the park.
Flora and fauna
-Flora
With its 341 acres of grass, Central Park represents the most vast green space in Manhattan. It has one of the last American elms Arboreda of the northeastern United States. There are 1.700 elms, protected by a graphiosis insulation due to a parasitic fungus that devastated the vast majority of American elms since 1928. The park has a total of 250,000 trees and shrubs.
-Fauna
Central Park is inhabited by squirrels, birds, fish, rabbits, turtles, frogs and other animales. Around of 300 animal species have been sighted in the park. Central Park hosts throughout the year some 42 species of birds and is the starting point of the invasion of starlings. In the morning, on the Great Lawn, silver herons can be spotted, and about 80,000 fish live in the Harlem Meer. The mascots of Central Park visitors can access the park without any problems, but once inside it there are various standards that owners and their animals must comply.
Entertainment
Central Park is a busy place for athletes. The Park Drive, about 10 kilometers long, is a vessel into which runners, cyclists, and skaters. Usually, every weekend, races take place in the park.
Every summer, the Public Theater in New York theater performed outdoors at the Delacorte Theater. The most important theater festival in Central Park is that of Shakespeare in the Park.
About the Park
Central Park is a large urban public park located in the metropolitan district of Manhattan in New York City. With some 25 million visitors annually, Central Park is the most visited park in the United States. While much of the park looks natural, contains several artificial lakes, two ice rinks and grassy areas used for various sporting activities.
Between 1821 and 1855, the New York metropolitan area nearly quadrupled in population. As the city had expanded, people had few places open to those who attend, and was mainly cemeteries, to get away from the noisy and chaotic city life. Soon after, New York City felt the need of having a large public park.
Parts of Central Park
-Meadows and gardens
Central Park is formed by large lawns, on which tourists and New Yorkers are going to spend their free time. Also, the park has several gardens. The largest prairie grass of the park is called the Great Lawn, which is located in the heart of Central Park. Southeast of the park is the Central Park Zoo. The Conservatory Garden is a botanical garden is located north of the park. The Shakespeare Garden, inaugurated three centuries after the death of the writer, home to different species of plants.
-Lagoons
Central Park contains several lakes, ranging from a single pool to natural and artificial lakes. The main pool is the Central Park Reservoir, also known as the jogging track that hosts every day to thousands of athletes. The next lake is The Lake, built on a former swamp that summer was navigable by small boats and were available in winter ice skaters stop. At the northeast corner of the park is the Harlem Meer. The area surrounding the lake are wooded, with oak, cypress and beech. Harlem Meer also has the peculiarity that their visitors are allowed to go fishing, provided the fish back. The other big lake park is located southeast of it. It is The Pond, located in the southernmost part of the park and under the sea level, allowing in this lake attenuate the noise of the city and generate an atmosphere of calm in the heart of New York.
-Monuments
One of the most important buildings of the park is the Castle Belvedere. This is an authentic Victorian-style castle designed in 1865. The building is now the headquarters of the New York Meteorological Observatory, but it is also very appreciated by tourists because it offers the panoramic park and its surroundings. Furthermore, within the castle, the Henry Luce Nature Observatory offers a sample of the fauna and flora in the park.
Flora and fauna
-Flora
With its 341 acres of grass, Central Park represents the most vast green space in Manhattan. It has one of the last American elms Arboreda of the northeastern United States. There are 1.700 elms, protected by a graphiosis insulation due to a parasitic fungus that devastated the vast majority of American elms since 1928. The park has a total of 250,000 trees and shrubs.
-Fauna
Central Park is inhabited by squirrels, birds, fish, rabbits, turtles, frogs and other animales. Around of 300 animal species have been sighted in the park. Central Park hosts throughout the year some 42 species of birds and is the starting point of the invasion of starlings. In the morning, on the Great Lawn, silver herons can be spotted, and about 80,000 fish live in the Harlem Meer. The mascots of Central Park visitors can access the park without any problems, but once inside it there are various standards that owners and their animals must comply.
Entertainment
Central Park is a busy place for athletes. The Park Drive, about 10 kilometers long, is a vessel into which runners, cyclists, and skaters. Usually, every weekend, races take place in the park.
Every summer, the Public Theater in New York theater performed outdoors at the Delacorte Theater. The most important theater festival in Central Park is that of Shakespeare in the Park.